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Our Physicians
  • MAZDA AGHAMOHAMMADI, MD
  • NEEMA AGHAMOHAMMADI, DO
  • BAHRAM ALAVYNEJAD, MD
  • ABHINANDAN BHARNE, MD
  • MOUHAMED FARHAT, MD
  • CHRISTOPHER GILANI, MD
  • NATHAN GILMORE, MD
  • J. MICHAEL GUTHRIE, MD
  • BHAVINI JAISWAL, MD
  • STEVEN LIN, MD
  • A. RYAN PUREZA, MD
  • ROBERT ROWE, MD
  • USMAN SHAH, MD
  • SAM TONTHAT, DO
What We Do
  • What is an Intensivist?
  • Critical Care
  • After Critical Care
  • Creating Safety
  • Recognizing Quality
  • Critical Success

Newport Critical
Care Physicians

Newport Critical Care PhysiciansNewport Critical Care PhysiciansNewport Critical Care Physicians
Home
Our Physicians
  • MAZDA AGHAMOHAMMADI, MD
  • NEEMA AGHAMOHAMMADI, DO
  • BAHRAM ALAVYNEJAD, MD
  • ABHINANDAN BHARNE, MD
  • MOUHAMED FARHAT, MD
  • CHRISTOPHER GILANI, MD
  • NATHAN GILMORE, MD
  • J. MICHAEL GUTHRIE, MD
  • BHAVINI JAISWAL, MD
  • STEVEN LIN, MD
  • A. RYAN PUREZA, MD
  • ROBERT ROWE, MD
  • USMAN SHAH, MD
  • SAM TONTHAT, DO
What We Do
  • What is an Intensivist?
  • Critical Care
  • After Critical Care
  • Creating Safety
  • Recognizing Quality
  • Critical Success
More
  • Home
  • Our Physicians
    • MAZDA AGHAMOHAMMADI, MD
    • NEEMA AGHAMOHAMMADI, DO
    • BAHRAM ALAVYNEJAD, MD
    • ABHINANDAN BHARNE, MD
    • MOUHAMED FARHAT, MD
    • CHRISTOPHER GILANI, MD
    • NATHAN GILMORE, MD
    • J. MICHAEL GUTHRIE, MD
    • BHAVINI JAISWAL, MD
    • STEVEN LIN, MD
    • A. RYAN PUREZA, MD
    • ROBERT ROWE, MD
    • USMAN SHAH, MD
    • SAM TONTHAT, DO
  • What We Do
    • What is an Intensivist?
    • Critical Care
    • After Critical Care
    • Creating Safety
    • Recognizing Quality
    • Critical Success
  • Home
  • Our Physicians
    • MAZDA AGHAMOHAMMADI, MD
    • NEEMA AGHAMOHAMMADI, DO
    • BAHRAM ALAVYNEJAD, MD
    • ABHINANDAN BHARNE, MD
    • MOUHAMED FARHAT, MD
    • CHRISTOPHER GILANI, MD
    • NATHAN GILMORE, MD
    • J. MICHAEL GUTHRIE, MD
    • BHAVINI JAISWAL, MD
    • STEVEN LIN, MD
    • A. RYAN PUREZA, MD
    • ROBERT ROWE, MD
    • USMAN SHAH, MD
    • SAM TONTHAT, DO
  • What We Do
    • What is an Intensivist?
    • Critical Care
    • After Critical Care
    • Creating Safety
    • Recognizing Quality
    • Critical Success

What Intensivists Do

Critical Care Team

The Critical Care team is a group of specially trained caregivers who work in a special area of the hospital known as the intensive care unit, or ICU. They come from many professions and can help very ill patients get better. The care team often teach the patient and family strategies that improve health and well-being.

Members of the team usually include one or more of these professionals:

  • Intensivist
  • Critical care nurse
  • Pharmacist
  • Registered dietitian
  • Respiratory therapist
  • Physical therapist
  • Occupational therapist 
  • Chaplain

What to expect and how to prepare for the ICU stay?

An ICU stay is stressful for everyone including the patient and their loved ones. Because the unexpected can happen at anytime, it is best to educate yourself and your loved ones about what the experience may be like. 


The American Thoracic Society has an excellent PDF pamphlet on this subject. Read it here.

Coping with the stress of the ICU experience

Because the ICU experience is stressful for everyone, dedicated staff are available at the hospital. You can ask for the case manager, social worker or chaplain to come visit you and your loved one while in the ICU.


In addition to providing support, the case manager and/or social worker can help with paperwork that may be necessary. 

Common Conditions which may require ICU care

  • Acute kidney injury  
  • Acute liver failure  
  • Acute respiratory failure  
  • ARDS  
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiogenic shock  
  • Cerebral edema  
  • Encephalopathy 
  • Drug overdose  
  • Heart attack 
  • Heart failure  
  • Covid & Influenza pneumonias  
  • Stroke & Intracranial hemorrhage  
  • Metabolic disorders  
  • Multiple organ failure  
  • Pneumonia  
  • Pulmonary embolism  
  • Sepsis & septic shock 

Common ICU Procedures

  • Airway management (intubation)
  • Bronchoscopy (video)
  • Cardiovascular monitoring 
  • Central venous catheterization 
  • Chest drainage tube insertion (PDF)
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy 
  • CPR 
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 
  • Hemodialysis catheter insertion 
  • Intra-aortic balloon pump therapy
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Pulmonary artery catheter
  • Thoracentesis 
  • Tracheostomy 

Understanding & Coping with Critical Illness

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) provides excellent resources for patients and their families.

SCCM Patient Communicator

A free app for your smartphone designed to improve communication between you and your caregivers. Click to learn more.

Common Terms & Procedures in the ICU

Glossary of commonly used care and procedures for ICU patients. Click to learn more. 

Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)

PICS is a term to describe health problems that remain after critical illness. They are present when the patient is in the ICU and may persist after the patient returns home. 


The American Thoracic Society has an excellent PDF pamphlet on PICS. Read it here. 


Learn about our Post Critical Care Recovery Clinic.

Additional Trusted Resources

Here you can find resources to help you or a loved one understand sepsis.
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  • Here you can find resources to help you or a loved one understand sepsis.

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